The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-22
MISC ELLANEOUS.

There seems to be a general fitness
about the fact that "boom' rhymes with
doom"
"A calf at West Fallowfield, Can,
ate nineteen young turkeys and wanted
more Toronto Globe.
AT Yuma, Cal, eggs are Matched
by natural heat, if putin shady place
1t left in the sun they cook.
-Teacher-'Have animals a capaci
ty for affections" Class-"Nearly all. -"
.Teacher-"Correct. Now, what ami
NAL possesses the greatest affection for
man?" Little Girl-"W .''-Oma-
hG World
The Illinois Humane Society, or
gained at Chicago in 1870, has good
record. During the last six years it has
Investigated 49, complaints, extend
ed help to 5, 1853 children, and saved
from abuse over 5000 horses.
"A Kentucky sheep-breeder adver-
tises that, living near three towns, he
has concluded to discontinue his contest
with dogs, and therefore offers the
remnant of his flock of thoroughbred
Southdowns for sale.
There is mending bureau in New
York City where bachelors and neg
lected husbands take their shirts,
socks, cuffs, and whatever is in tatters,
and can have them made whole again.
The only ways it used to be possible to
get this work done was to fee the wash
erwoman for the purpose. or to take the
work to one of the charitable institu-
tons that still make a speciality of en-
ploying their inmates at this work.
"A watch has been invented by the
Swiss watchmakers solely for the use
of blind people. A small peg is set
in the center of each figure. When the
hour-hand is approaching a certain
hour the peg for that hour drops when
the quarter before it is passed. The
person feels the peg is down and then
counts back to u. He can thus tell
the time within a few minutes and by
practice he can become so expert as to
tell the time almost exactly.
"A most remarkable imitation of
black walnut has lately been manufact-
ured from poor pine, the quality and
appearance of the article being such
as to defy detection, except upon very
close examination. To accomplish this,
one part of walnut peel extract is mixed
with six parts of water, and with this
solution the wood is coated. When the
material is half dry, solution of BIZ
chromate of potash with water is
rubbed on it, and the made walnut is
ready for use.
"A colony of rats" says the New
York SIN, ''were driven out of their
resting place in the cellar of No. So
Fulton street, Brooklyn, Tuesday, by
the collapse of the foundation of one of
the pillars of the Kings County Elevated
road. With bale-sticks and bung-
starters the occupants of the saloon
overhead managed to exterminate
nearly one hundred. 1t will cost the
railroad about two dollars rat to pay
the damage done by the water which
flowed in the cellar"
IL should think you would adopt
safety couplings for your freight
trains remarked gentleman to the
superintendent of railroad, as brake
man with a leg mashed off was carried
by on shutter. "Why SOP" asked the
superintendent. Because you cripple
so many brakemen by the old method"
was the reply. Not much" said the
superintendent. "This railroad only
pays an eight per cent. dividend, while
my stock in a cork-leg factory pays a
dividend of forty-two per cent. Do you
think want to go to the expense of
purchasing safety couplings in order to
throw the cork-leg factory into bank
ruptcyP You must be crazy!'-Nev-
man independent.